Job Description:Girls Who Code Coach, OES

What is a Girls Who Code Club? 

Girls Who Code (GWC) Clubs are free extracurricular programs for 3rd-5th and 6th-12th grade girls that teach participants about computer science (CS) in a fun and safe environment! GWC Clubs take place throughout the year. They serve as a place (virtual included!) for girls to spend time together while learning about computer science and building their confidence.Clubs provide participants with a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models, and an opportunity to use their skills to positively impact their community. Most Clubs choose to meet weekly or every other week for about 1 to 2 hours. All lesson materials provided! 

What will girls learn in a Girls Who Code Club? 

Members will learn about computer science concepts, and just as importantly, they'll learn that they have a community in the computer science space. To accommodate students of a wide range of ages and experience in computer science, the Girls Who Code curriculum is divided into two programs: 3rd-5th grade and 6th-12th grade. Our curricula include activities for students with no computer science experience all the way up to college-level concepts. 

Throughout the Club, all members will: 

• Learn to see themselves as computer scientists.
• Gain exposure to project management and problem solving techniques.
• Build sisterhood in a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models. ? Learn about other women in tech around the world.
• Learn the foundational computer science concepts that form the basis for all programming languages.
• 3rd-5th grade Clubs only: Complete unplugged or plugged challenges in Scratch after reading each chapter in our non-fiction book, Learn to Code and Change the World, or fiction book, the Friendship Code.
• 6th-12th grade Clubs only: Learn a variety of programming languages, including Scratch, Swift, Python, and Javascript. Our Girls Who Code Project Tutorials offer a range of difficulty for beginner programmers who have little to no experience programming to more advanced learners who will engage in more advanced topics like object-oriented programming and data structures.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Current employee of Bath County Schools

AND the ability to: 

1. Collaborate regularly with other GWC coaches in the district and across the region. 2. Lead after school and/or weekend meetings and events.

Pay: $500 Stipend

Must be 21 yers of age.

Employment agreement: Position and compensation are one (1) year appointments only and are extra-services responsibilities. Tenure is not a consideration for coaching duties and are assigned each year by the principal through SBDM consultations.

Contract: Non-applicable